Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-17
SIMIAN SERVANTS.

Domesties to be Recruited From the
 Monkey Tribes.
 Paris Correspondence of the New York Graphic
 Can monkeys be donestcated and made as useful to man as the horse, the ox and the ass are useful, but in different way? Such is the interesting problem discussed in a book just issued here by M. Victor Meunier, who has made study of these curious specimens of the animal kingdom.
 And this problem, according to the au- thor, will in time receive a successful solution. Mankind will in the future draw from the ranks of the Simian tribes servants skillful enough to perform tasks now only discharged by reasoning-I had almost ssid reasonable"-beings-t that require only strength of muscle, skill of hand and ordinary intelligence.
 But NJ. Meunier draws a very distinct line between the higher and lower orders of the monkey race. Among the latter he places the Barbary ape, the pouched, the striated and other varieties; among the former the chimpanzee, the gorilla, the orang outang and the ''gibbon" or long armed species that the servants of the future will be re- cruited.
 Nor is the idea of Simian domestics new one. Bufon in the last century staked his great reputation as a naturalist on the fol- lowing statement:
 nave 6eoA u CuIlA DaULSo Ludb Al"ayS 5 walked on two legs, even when carrying heavy burdens. A word or sign was sufh cient to make him obey and his temper was equable and gentle. I have seen him offer his hand to lead out those who had been calling on his master and walk with them like companion. have seen him take his seat at table, unfold his napkin, wipe his lips, use spoon and fork, pour out a glass of wine and pledge health when invited. l have seen him take cup and saucer, place it on the table, pour out tea, put sugar in it. let it get cool before drinking, and all with out other instigation than the signs or words of his master.
 "He never injured anyone, but always approached you carefully and as if wishing to be petted. He prodigiously fond of candies, everybody fed him with them, and as he had cough and his lungs were affect ed, it is supposed that the indulgence of this appetite shortened his life. He only lived one summer in Paris and died the following winter in London"
 Another learned savant, Camille Fiamma- rion, points out that all the chimpanzees that have been brought to Europe have been similarly docile. One that had been brought to the geological garden in Antwerp was taken into the family of the superintendent. He showed affection for his masters chil- dren, shared their games, went with them into the garden, picked cherries for them, dragged them about in a little carriage and even sometimes dined with them, when he would empty glass of champagne to the health of the company.
 A TRAINED FEMALE MONKEY.
 A female monkey, described by Captain Grandperret, had been trained while on 8 voyage to America to heat the oven, and performed her duties to the satisfaction of all concerned. She was careful not to let the burning coals tumble out on the deck, and was evidently pleased when the proper degree of heat was obtained. She would then go and inform the baker. But this was not her only specially, or to speak more cor rectly she had no speciality. She could turn her hand @ to all and any of the ordinary employments of the sailor, such as weighing anchor, taking in sail and making everything taut, and not only this, but what she did was so well done that the Jack Tars came to re- gard her as quite one of themselves. At Loango chimpanzee was trained to go for water to the river and wood to the forest sweep the room, make the beds, turn the spit, etc. Having fallen sick bleeding set him on his feet again. Nor did he forge | what cured him, for being again attacked year afterwards, and seeing the doctor com into the room, he held out his arm that th, process might be repeated.
 An explorer, M. Poussieleue, travelling il 1 Florida, was one day entertained at San Ge